To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed the entire object, paste this HTML in websiteTo link to this page, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed this page, paste this HTML in website

The QC, Vol. 86, No. 12 • December 2, 1999

1999_12_02_p001

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
uaker
December 2,1999
ampus
COLL
■ Art Review
We review the
E G E^
student art exhibition currently
showing at the
Wardman Gallery.
Q
SPORTS
■ Closing Out the
Season
Men's water polo finished their
dominant season at the W.W.P.A.
Tournament finishing second.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
OPINION TOPIC
What would it take to make you
cheat?
Approaching finals bring to surface
tensions regarding academic
honesty
14*
P u.s^
On Condoms£jVfj£<
and Caring
In a campus wide
effort, Whittier
College celebrates and
remembers World
AIDS Day 1999.
Dean of Students Resigns; Difference of Opinion Cited
■ ADMINISTRATION
by Carlos Estrada and Sean Jernigan
QC News Editor and Senior Staff Writer
Dean of Students Susan Allen tendered her resignation Wednesday, Nov.
24, after seven years as the top administrator for student services. In an e-mail sent
to faculty and staff that day, President
Katherine Will stated that Allen was departing due to differing opinions on the
future of student life on campus. Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life Dave Leonard has been chosen to take Allen's place for at least the
next 18 months. Allen is currently on a
leave of absence and will remain so until
the end of the semester.
"She has really given wonderful service to this institution," Will said. "I am
grateful for the work she has done here.
People move on for all sorts of reasons."
Allen's decision to leave Whittier College was sudden and unexpected, and few
details were available concerning the specific reasons for her departure. Allen stated
that she had been considering a change of
employment both inside and outside of
higher education for some time. Although
she was also not at liberty to discuss the
details of her resignation she expressed
contentment at her accomplishments as
Dean of Students.
"I have appreciated the friendships and
support that I have received from faculty
and staff on campus, particularly my own
staff in the office ofthe Dean of Students,"
Allen said. "There are a great many things
we have accomplished. I can look around
and see the improvements that have been
made during my time."
Will's e-mail was the first notice administrators and staff received on the
topic. It stated only that Allen would be
on administrative leave until the end of
the semester, and that her departure was
due to differences of opinion between
Will and Allen about the direction of
student life. Will was reluctant to discuss
specific issues that may have precipitated Allen's departure, citing it as a personnel decision and she was not at liberty
to speak further.
"I will not discuss the details of a
personnel decision out of respect for the
persons involved," Will said. "That respect is key to our community here at
—?-
SAyfl.
Katherine Will.
Whittier."
Will stated that she does not yet have
a complete vision for what student life on
campus should be, but pointed to some
issues that she sees as important. Among
these is whether student advisement on
academic affairs should rest with student
life or with the academic departments
themselves. She stated that key to addressing these issues is finding the correct
Susan Allen.
Dean of Students for the college as it
makes its transition to a new administration.
For her part, Allen stated that her focus
before she resigned had been to continue
working towards improving the situations
that have caused frustration among students on campus in recent months. She saw
See RESIGNATION page 6
Student Directory is Now On-Line
■ TECHNOLOGY
by Steve Alvarado
QCAsst. News Editor
Following the lead of other
colleges and universities which
provide on-line student directories, Whittier has made available
the student directory information
on the College web site.
"This is a popular service
which has been provided by other
colleges," Director of Computing
and Telecommunications Services Troy Greenup said. "[The College] has restricted access of the
directory to the campus network.
Anyone connected to the Internet
outside our campus network is
denied entry to student information."
In prior years, students received apublished directory booklet. According to Greenup, one
disadvantage of the booklet was
that it could not be published until
the third week of the semester,
once the students had the opportunity to change rooms.
"An advantage of the student directory web page is that it
makes current information available from the very beginning of
the semester," said Greenup.
"This semester's [delay] of both
our directory booklet and the
William Penn Society's Hustler's Handbook has highlighted
the disadvantages of a printed
directory."
Unlike the Hustler, the online directory consists of information complied, and posted
without each students direct cooperation. The Penn's Hustler
gives students a choice to have
their personal information listed
in their directory.
However, since the College
provides the students' directory
as a resource guide to serve the
campus community, it not only
list student's phone numbers, but
also their e-mail addresses and
mail box numbers.
Some students find the student directory web page important in order to connect other students around campus. "[The web
directory] gives students access
to names and numbers of students
for both faculty and administrative use," sophomore Jennifer
Taraba said.
However, other students,
who do not have access to the
Internet in their rooms, find it
difficult to attain a phone list of
students.
"If s great ifyou're like a Poke-
mon-collecting Internet nerd
, who's always in the computer lab,"
senior Chris Ziegler said, "but
what if you don't have a computer
of your own and you need to find
a phone number after everything
is closed?"
With a series of students being harassed over the telephone
in the past three weeks [see QC
Issue 11, Volume 86], Campus
Safety neither confirmed nor denied that these incidents are the
result of students getting information from the student directory web page.
Students do not find the directory linked to the Whittier home
page a threat since it is easy to
find out information about other
students through other campus
resources.
"If you want a person's e-
See TECHNOLOGY page 6
Students Allegedly Fight a
Sportsfest Football Game
B CRII..,
by Vivi Suveiu
QCAsst. News Editor
A sophomore male student
filed a battery report against a
junior male student on Tuesday,
Nov. 23 at 6:57 p.m. with Campus Safety. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday. Nov.
21 at around 1:30 p.m. during a
game of Sports feast flag football. The complaining student
and alleged suspect exchanged
taunts throughout the game. Ihe
alleged victim claimed that the
game was "very physical" and
climaxed when he was struck
by the alleged assailant and suffered a bloody nose. Both students were classified as "over
zealous athletes"and were ejected from the game for unsportsmanlike behavior. 1 he alleged
victim did not seek medical attention for the injury and was
unsure as to what particular ac
tion caused the alio, 'iant
to react violently.
"The [alleged] victim feels
that the [alleged assailant] was
upset over a play and that's why
he thinks he was struck," Assistant Chief of Campus Safety
John Lewis said.
At 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday,
Nov. 23, Campus Safety contacted the alleged assailant, who
denied that the incident look
place. The alleged assailant did
confirm that both he and the
alieged victim taunted each other and were "playing rough".
According to Lewis. "Ihe
[alleged assailant] felt that the
[alleged] victim took [the rough
play] personally then he claimed
that the [alleged| victim slapped
him in I he lace with an optfi
palm without provocation."
Three witnesses were questioned regarding the incident.
One female witness claimed she
See BATTERY page 5
ISSUE 12 • VOLUME 86

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
uaker
December 2,1999
ampus
COLL
■ Art Review
We review the
E G E^
student art exhibition currently
showing at the
Wardman Gallery.
Q
SPORTS
■ Closing Out the
Season
Men's water polo finished their
dominant season at the W.W.P.A.
Tournament finishing second.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
OPINION TOPIC
What would it take to make you
cheat?
Approaching finals bring to surface
tensions regarding academic
honesty
14*
P u.s^
On Condoms£jVfj£<
and Caring
In a campus wide
effort, Whittier
College celebrates and
remembers World
AIDS Day 1999.
Dean of Students Resigns; Difference of Opinion Cited
■ ADMINISTRATION
by Carlos Estrada and Sean Jernigan
QC News Editor and Senior Staff Writer
Dean of Students Susan Allen tendered her resignation Wednesday, Nov.
24, after seven years as the top administrator for student services. In an e-mail sent
to faculty and staff that day, President
Katherine Will stated that Allen was departing due to differing opinions on the
future of student life on campus. Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life Dave Leonard has been chosen to take Allen's place for at least the
next 18 months. Allen is currently on a
leave of absence and will remain so until
the end of the semester.
"She has really given wonderful service to this institution," Will said. "I am
grateful for the work she has done here.
People move on for all sorts of reasons."
Allen's decision to leave Whittier College was sudden and unexpected, and few
details were available concerning the specific reasons for her departure. Allen stated
that she had been considering a change of
employment both inside and outside of
higher education for some time. Although
she was also not at liberty to discuss the
details of her resignation she expressed
contentment at her accomplishments as
Dean of Students.
"I have appreciated the friendships and
support that I have received from faculty
and staff on campus, particularly my own
staff in the office ofthe Dean of Students,"
Allen said. "There are a great many things
we have accomplished. I can look around
and see the improvements that have been
made during my time."
Will's e-mail was the first notice administrators and staff received on the
topic. It stated only that Allen would be
on administrative leave until the end of
the semester, and that her departure was
due to differences of opinion between
Will and Allen about the direction of
student life. Will was reluctant to discuss
specific issues that may have precipitated Allen's departure, citing it as a personnel decision and she was not at liberty
to speak further.
"I will not discuss the details of a
personnel decision out of respect for the
persons involved," Will said. "That respect is key to our community here at
—?-
SAyfl.
Katherine Will.
Whittier."
Will stated that she does not yet have
a complete vision for what student life on
campus should be, but pointed to some
issues that she sees as important. Among
these is whether student advisement on
academic affairs should rest with student
life or with the academic departments
themselves. She stated that key to addressing these issues is finding the correct
Susan Allen.
Dean of Students for the college as it
makes its transition to a new administration.
For her part, Allen stated that her focus
before she resigned had been to continue
working towards improving the situations
that have caused frustration among students on campus in recent months. She saw
See RESIGNATION page 6
Student Directory is Now On-Line
■ TECHNOLOGY
by Steve Alvarado
QCAsst. News Editor
Following the lead of other
colleges and universities which
provide on-line student directories, Whittier has made available
the student directory information
on the College web site.
"This is a popular service
which has been provided by other
colleges," Director of Computing
and Telecommunications Services Troy Greenup said. "[The College] has restricted access of the
directory to the campus network.
Anyone connected to the Internet
outside our campus network is
denied entry to student information."
In prior years, students received apublished directory booklet. According to Greenup, one
disadvantage of the booklet was
that it could not be published until
the third week of the semester,
once the students had the opportunity to change rooms.
"An advantage of the student directory web page is that it
makes current information available from the very beginning of
the semester," said Greenup.
"This semester's [delay] of both
our directory booklet and the
William Penn Society's Hustler's Handbook has highlighted
the disadvantages of a printed
directory."
Unlike the Hustler, the online directory consists of information complied, and posted
without each students direct cooperation. The Penn's Hustler
gives students a choice to have
their personal information listed
in their directory.
However, since the College
provides the students' directory
as a resource guide to serve the
campus community, it not only
list student's phone numbers, but
also their e-mail addresses and
mail box numbers.
Some students find the student directory web page important in order to connect other students around campus. "[The web
directory] gives students access
to names and numbers of students
for both faculty and administrative use," sophomore Jennifer
Taraba said.
However, other students,
who do not have access to the
Internet in their rooms, find it
difficult to attain a phone list of
students.
"If s great ifyou're like a Poke-
mon-collecting Internet nerd
, who's always in the computer lab,"
senior Chris Ziegler said, "but
what if you don't have a computer
of your own and you need to find
a phone number after everything
is closed?"
With a series of students being harassed over the telephone
in the past three weeks [see QC
Issue 11, Volume 86], Campus
Safety neither confirmed nor denied that these incidents are the
result of students getting information from the student directory web page.
Students do not find the directory linked to the Whittier home
page a threat since it is easy to
find out information about other
students through other campus
resources.
"If you want a person's e-
See TECHNOLOGY page 6
Students Allegedly Fight a
Sportsfest Football Game
B CRII..,
by Vivi Suveiu
QCAsst. News Editor
A sophomore male student
filed a battery report against a
junior male student on Tuesday,
Nov. 23 at 6:57 p.m. with Campus Safety. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday. Nov.
21 at around 1:30 p.m. during a
game of Sports feast flag football. The complaining student
and alleged suspect exchanged
taunts throughout the game. Ihe
alleged victim claimed that the
game was "very physical" and
climaxed when he was struck
by the alleged assailant and suffered a bloody nose. Both students were classified as "over
zealous athletes"and were ejected from the game for unsportsmanlike behavior. 1 he alleged
victim did not seek medical attention for the injury and was
unsure as to what particular ac
tion caused the alio, 'iant
to react violently.
"The [alleged] victim feels
that the [alleged assailant] was
upset over a play and that's why
he thinks he was struck," Assistant Chief of Campus Safety
John Lewis said.
At 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday,
Nov. 23, Campus Safety contacted the alleged assailant, who
denied that the incident look
place. The alleged assailant did
confirm that both he and the
alieged victim taunted each other and were "playing rough".
According to Lewis. "Ihe
[alleged assailant] felt that the
[alleged] victim took [the rough
play] personally then he claimed
that the [alleged| victim slapped
him in I he lace with an optfi
palm without provocation."
Three witnesses were questioned regarding the incident.
One female witness claimed she
See BATTERY page 5
ISSUE 12 • VOLUME 86